Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-27
EVENTS THIS EVENING.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

OmcerS tnlS evening.
 The Court of Common Council will hold an adjourned meeting this evening.
 The annual election of officers of Com stock Lodge, K. of F., will take place this evening.
 Rev Father Curtin, of St Patricks, was visiting at his home in New Britain yester day.
 The Rev Leonard w. Bacon will supply the First church pulpit, during Dr Ander- sons vacation.
 MT and Mrs Patrick Ho1ohan of this city left this morning for 8 weeks visit with friends in New York city.
 The scholars of the Ridge street school gave Principal Bernard Fitzpatrick a hand some easy chair Christmas eve.
 The large rafters for the roof of St Patrick's church are now in position, and the edifice will soon be covered in.
 The First church choir on Saturday pair of seal gloves. The presentation speech was made by T. J. Eyman.
 In the case of Bernard Thompson of Bridge day, which was heard this morning. the court found Thompson not guilty.
 The monthly collection for December towards the erection of St Patrick's church amounts to over $1, ,3O0 The list will re- main open for contributions until to-mor- TOW.
 Mrs Michael Phalon, aged 5S years, died at her residence, No 15O Dublin street, Sunday evening. Her funeral will be at tended from the church of the Sacred Heart at S:3O tomorrow morning.
 There was large company at Turner hall last evening, participating in the Christmas celebration of the Turner's. Besides Christmas tree, there were the atricals and speeches by members of the society. ..,..--. ,., ->. :,
 At the church of the Sacred Heart, Sun day, the announcement was made that another mission will be held at the church, beginning on the first Sunday of Lent, February 19, and continuing two weeks. The mission will be under the direction the mission at the same church, last Jan uary.
 A horse belonging to the Waterbury Button Company slipped and fell on Grand street this morning. The driver got out to straighten matters out but the animal was quicker than he was and, jumping to its feet, ran into South Main street bring ing up against heavy wagon in front of the half dime lunch room He broke loose but was caught. The thills we, @ broken and the harness damaged
 Joseph Corr, an East Main street saloon keeper was in the Police Court this morn ing charged with violating the Sunday law. Officers Noonan and Burns testified that they saw men going in and out of Corr's saloon Sunday, and upon investiga- tion discovered evidence of beer in the sink A number of witnesses testified that they had been refused admittance into the place Sunday. Corr was found guilty and fined $50 and costs from which he took an appeal. ..
 A teamster from Waterville set out this morning to deliver 8 load of wood to Menold & Goppelt on South Main street to-day. The wood was loaded on a sled, drawn by pair of oxen. At Ex- change Place the oxen failed to draw the load, and Hackman Carney hitched his horses onto the tongue and helped draw the load down to Menold's. A large crowd was attracted by the contest and the opin- ion that the horses were doing most of the work prevailed.
 There was an impromptu dog fight at North Elm and Kingsbury streets, at noon yesterday Thomas Murray was leading a white bull dog by chain, and man named Reston came along about the same time with brindle of the same pugnacious DIoou NcSGou 5 uOS WdS 1OG dG Cuo onO of stout chain and he was not long in getting at the white. Murray did not hold on to the chain very long. The pups made it so lively that a crowd congregated and showed disposition to have the fight out, but the entertainment was broken up by the interpretation of the owners
 An alarm of fire was sounded from box P near Fogg's grocery store on North Main street at 6 o'clock Saturday night, calling out the fire department. It was found on arrival there that the fire was in the house of Mrs Patrick Bowling on North Pine street. Mrs Bowling, who occupied the house, is an aged woman, and few minutes before o'clock she was coming down stairs with lighted kerosene lamp in her hand which had exploded setting fire to her clothes and the house. She managed to crawl outdoors and into snow bank, where she was discovered by MT Fogg, the grocer, who gave the alarm and when the department arrived the fire was out and the house practically ruined. The firemen rendered all possible assistance to yond all aid. Her toes were completely burned off, and the head and body cov- cred with livid scars. At 40 Saturday evening she died in great agony. Her funeral was yesterday morning.
 There was not a vacant seat in the Police Court room this morning, those reserved for spectators being all filled, and the sign Standing room only" might have been displayed to good advantage. After four intoxicated fellows had told their story the case of Francis Cullum, charged with stealing gold wath from Hugh Saults, was called MT Saults, when asked how much he valued the watch, said he was unable to state, and he refused to say how much it cost Chief Egan was called and asked what he thought the watch was worth. Attorney Donohue, who appeared for the prisoner, objected to the chiefs testimony, but was willing that Clerk D. F. Webster should state how much it was valued at. This MT Webster refused to do. The court overruled MT Donohue's objection and al- lowed the chief to testify. MT Egan said the watch never cost less than $15 or more than $25. The court bound the prisoner over and bond of $20O was furnished. Patrick Coleman, charged with the theft of $5 and T. l.. O'Neil, charged with breach of the peace, had their cases continued until tomorrow morning. !